Topic: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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Energy Voices Apple iPhone: Could it run on solar power?
Apple has secured a new patent for an integrated touch and solar sensor panel, Kennedy writes, which could mean a solar powered Apple iPhone is on the horizon.
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Chapter & Verse Apple owns a patent for page-turning – kind of
Apple now holds the patent for the appearance of their animation which makes it look as if the reader of an e-book is turning a physical page.
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Apple scores patent for inductive charging station
Pretty soon, Apple's iOS devices may not need charging cables. Wireless power, here we come – assuming that Apple doesn't sit on this patent.
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Latin America Monitor Disappointing month for foreign investment in Cuba
Foreign companies look to be pulling out of oil exploration in Cuba, and Havana Club rum is fighting to retain its name in US markets, writes a guest blogger.
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Earth Day technology: the spray-on solar panel?
New firms are challenging conventional rooftop solar by using thin-film technology on windows and even indoors. On this Earth Day, conventional Chinese companies are the cost leaders. But US firms have the technical edge.
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What Chinese companies want: intellectual property protection
Chinese-American business relations, long fraught with distrust for China because it was not controlling piracy, appear to be benefiting from a new Chinese respect for intellectual property rights.
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Trayvon Martin: Why Fox pulled 'Neighborhood Watch' movie ads
Fox pulled posters and a trailer for the movie "Neighborhood Watch," a summer comedy. Separately, Trayvon Martin's mother filed to trademark rally slogans about her son.
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Android patent trial set for next month
Android system violates Java patents, Oracle charges in patent and copyright suit against Google. Android suit could run into hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Eat more kale: A David vs. Golaith fight with Chick-fil-A?
Eat more kale? Chick-fil-A says it owns the "eat mor chikin" phrase. A Vermont man says no one is going to confuse kale with chicken.
11/28/2011 02:01 pm -
Patents: Google buys 1,000 of them from IBM
Patents buy is part of arms race for intellectual property. Google's purchase will help defend itself against patents litigation.
08/01/2011 03:55 pm -
Who owns 'SEAL Team 6?'
The Navy created the SEAL Team 6 squad that killed Osama bin Laden earlier this month. Now Disney is trying to trademark SEAL Team 6 for future commercial use.
05/19/2011 06:30 pm -
Patent law: Congress eyes major overhaul
Patent law currently grants patents to the first person to invent something. Under a Senate reform bill, patent law would recognize the first person to file a patent.
02/28/2011 12:32 pm -
The Vote Sarah Palin Inc. Can she trademark her name?
Sarah Palin and her daughter Bristol want to trademark their names – a legal action more typical of celebrity figures in sports, fashion, and entertainment. As well-paid "motivational speakers," they've already made their mark.
02/06/2011 12:15 pm -
The Circle Bastiat When patents kill: Genzyme's patent-protected, life-saving drug
Should intellectual property protect the rights of a pharmaceutical company who can't produce enough of a key medication?
12/13/2010 02:43 pm -
The Circle Bastiat Intellectual Property 101: How to get – and challenge – a patent
As the Supreme Court prepares to cut the 'clear and convincing' standard for proving patent invalidity, it's worth examining the key steps of the patent process.
12/03/2010 10:05 am -
Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of October 11, 2010
Readers write in about mine safety, Secretary Clinton, and job creation in the US.
10/12/2010 12:09 pm -
Which innovations deserve patents? Supreme Court gives scant direction.
In a decision Monday about patent protections, the Supreme Court failed to give specific guidance about which innovations qualify and which don't.
06/28/2010 09:11 pm -
Editor's Blog Inventing American jobs: How small steps become big industries
Innovation is necessary to build new jobs to replace those lost in the recession. So how do you innovate? Consider the integrated circuit. It was just a matter of taking the next logical step.
02/23/2010 08:40 am -
Horizons Sony readying a universal remote for video games
Sony has filed a patent application for a universal remote that would work with a range of systems, from its PlayStation 3 to Microsoft and Nintendo consoles.
02/22/2010 09:39 am -
Opinion In a Wikipedia age, should all ideas be free?
The US Supreme Court shouldn't weaken the patent protections that fuel technological progress.
12/08/2009 12:00 am -
Supreme Court to decide: What kind of innovations get a patent?
The Supreme Court on Monday takes up this fundamental question in patent law. The answer holds billion-dollar implications for the US economy.
11/08/2009 12:00 am -
Songwriters sue, saying: You can't use 'Redneck Yacht Club'
During tough economic times, Nashville songwriters push harder to protect witty lyrics.
09/09/2009 01:00 am -
Horizons Amazon takes one more step toward in-book advertisements for the Kindle
07/06/2009 01:00 am -
Has the US patent system gone too far?
Reformers push to limit what is protected.
03/12/2009 01:00 am -
Candidates now focus on financial crisis
Obama and McCain hope to jump-start the economy, but their plans clearly differ.
09/25/2008 01:00 am
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